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A leading news company has stepped up its opposition to proposed new media regulations. The CEO of News Limited has flagged a High Court challenge, but the Government is yet to say whether it will make any of the recommended changes. And one leading constitutional lawyer says the prospects of a ...

What happens if Kevin Rudd wins the leadership vote tomorrow? He becomes prime minister, right? Not so fast. Try this scenario on for size: Rudd wins, the independents are split and the governor general, acting against the advice of the new minority PM, makes Tony Abbott prime minister pending a ...

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The High Court in Marshall Islands has ruled that naturalised citizens have a constitutional right to stand for parliament. The judgement follows a legal challenge by Jack Niedenthal, a former president of the Chamber of Commerce in Majuro, who has lived in Marshall Islands for more than 30 years ...

Eleven days after the state election a government has still not formed in Queensland. Campbell Newman will remain caretaker Premier until the Electoral Commission declares the poll. Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk is trying to form minority government with the support of Independent MP ...

Queensland remains in political limbo following last weekend's state election. As counting continues, it's still too close to call in five seats, and the final result might come down to a by-election in one of them. The Labor Party has inched closer to government after securing the support of one ...

Australian death row inmates Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will today receive official documentation rejecting their final appeal against execution in Indonesia. The Denpasar District Court last night knocked back their application for a judicial review, moving them a step closer to the ...

The crisis engulfing Tony Abbott's leadership was sparked by the Prime Minister's badly misjudged decision to Knight Prince Phillip. The Knighthood prompted a private members bill abolishing imperial honours, which in turn has helped trigger the backbench revolt - likely to come to a head when ...